I love chocolate.
But man some some times I wonder how desperately hungry were the people who made something edible out of the cocoa tree.
I wouldn't have assumed they were desperately hungry. Maybe they were bored of eating the same thing every day and looking for some novelty.
Well, the fruit is a lovely flavor. Once you learn that e.g. pomelo peel has a way to cook and be eaten, you realize the resourcefulness of our forebears and their quest for flavor and a full belly
Cacao are OK to suck on (to get the pulp around the seeds), but the seeds themselves taste utterly vile.
Matter of taste.
I like eating cocoa beans.
Oddly, I cannot stand the smell of coffee.